Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not in fashion; unfashionable.
- adjective No longer usable or practical; obsolete.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
old-fashioned , a., 3. - adjective Unacceptable because it is inferior to current standards, procedures, or technology.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
unfashionable - adjective
obsolete - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
outmode .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective out of fashion
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Examples
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Why do these theories of good study habits that are in outmoded persist?
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We are trying to do more and better research with less support staff, in outmoded laboratories and depleted libraries.
The Ivory Tower and the Boardroom: The University as an Organizational Laboratory 1990
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Insisting that people should say data are, in spite of the fact that an American English speaker can’t use data are without sounding pretentious or outmoded, is stupid.
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Insisting that people should say data are, in spite of the fact that an American English speaker can’t use data are without sounding pretentious or outmoded, is stupid.
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The United States has suggested setting numerical targets for capping current account surpluses and deficits, something Beijing has called outmoded central planning.
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… described as outmoded "constraints that were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution" will look very sensible and relevant in the years ahead.
ChronWatch - Articles External Article 2010
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But lately the devotion has been viewed by many in as "outmoded" in the post-Vatican II Catholic world.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Sexual Abuse and the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2010
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And isn't the idea of damsels in distress kind of outmoded anyway?
Nothing Revolts 2010
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And now the pitch of Paulson before Congress was not to turn back and look at history but to demean it as being "outmoded" and not "modern", whatever that means.
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What exactly are you limiting to being "outmoded"?
Weird Beliefs James F. McGrath 2008
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